The Reality Of How America Was Built.

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15. Not to refute what you're saying here She, but the irony is ...

that many white people who display that attitude (most? I think) are poor and oppressed themselves.

I don't think my ancestors ever had a leg up from slaves. My father grew up a mile away from a big fat sign reading "No Jews Allowed" and had a really hard time finding a job after his discharge from the army after the Korean War.

As with most good lies there is some truth in the idea of raising oneself up. It's unfortunate though that "conservatives" somehow won the affirmative action debate and even more ironic that the white idiots who were duped into opposing affirmative actions hurt themselves.